The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-19

HALF-PAsT THREE O'CLOCK p NJ.
| The House of Representatives resumed its
| session.
The Speaker in the chair
quorum present
! House bill No 21O was read the second time
House bill No 189 was read the second time.
Mr. Parker moved that the rules he waived
and that House bill No. 248 be taken up; not
| agreed to.
House bill No. 1913 was read the second time,
| and amended.
| House bill No $40 was read the second time
House bill No $50 was read the second time
| Substitute for House bills Nos. 81, 81 and 70,
was read and adopted
House bill No 1874 was read the second time.
The following Senate resolutions were agreed
to:
Be resolved 6y the Senate, the House Of Heprese"fd-
ttvss oo~eari,0 That there be printed for the use
of the respective departments OF the state Govern
ment 900 copies of the Report of the Comptroller
900 copies of the Report of the Adjutant ienerai
100 copies of the Report of the Attorney General
200 copies of the Report oftte Treasurer $40 CO.
pies Of the Report of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction; 200 copies of the Report OF the Com.
missioner of Lands and immigration; 100 copies OF
the Report of the Secretary Of State Soo COPIES oa
the Senate Journal in book form; 800 copies Of the
House Journal in book FORM
Resolved By the House Of Representatives. the Senate
concIrriag, That there shall be appointed special
committee of FIVE to be composed of three from
the House aud two from the Senate, to examine
and take into consideration the affairs OF the East
and West Florida Seminares, especially in regard
to lands donated to the said Semnares and report
to the ACCESSIBILITY of disposing of said lands to
the State and receiving bonds in lieu therefor
House bill No. Isl was read the second time.
House bill No. 13l was read the second time.
Mr. Saxon introduced House bill No 297.
Mr. Spear, Chairman of the Committee on
10 psiitufinpS rppprip1 f9VpraLlV HOUSp bill
No 1892
Mr. Clark, Chairman of the Committee on
Corporations, reported favoraby House bill No.
27O
House bill No 223 was read the second time,
and left on second reading.
House bill No. 6 was read the second time.
On motion of Mr. Cromwell, the House adj
Ourned until 10 o'clock A. NJ to morrow.
Senate.
SATURDAY, May IA, 1887.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
The President in the chair.
quorum present
Mr.. Chandler offered the following resolution ::
WHEREAS, 1t has become apparent that the
friends of all the candidates for United States Sen
atOr are determined to stand by them TO the end
of the session. and phe1edS such unalt cradle deter
mination precludes the possibility OF electing
United States Senator by the present Legislature
the House OF Kepi esentatives appears in this Cham
Der and invites the Senate TO sit in the Hall OF the
House of Representatives for the purpose of voting
tor United States Senator, the President OF the
Senate shall until otherwise ordered BY the Senate
reply as follows
81 am directed by the Senate to inform the House
of Representatives, through you, its committee,
that the Senate dscaiming any discourtesy, out
with desire only to econOIIiZc time and expedite
the unusually important business OF the present
session, declines to accept the invitation OF the
int Inin ion
for the purpose OF voting for United States sena-
tor"
The following bills were introduced and read
By Mr. Judge: Senate bill No. 2j6, to rcGu-
late the practice of medicine in the State OF Flor
ida and for the protection of its citizens.
BY Mr.. Williams Senate bill No. 257, provi
ding remedy to quiet and perfect titles 10 real
estate in certain cases also, Senate bill No. 25S
granting to Gardner T. Hardce and others, GER
tain oyster privileges OF Indian and Banana
Rivers, on condition that they cut a canal, &c.
BY Mr.. Mallory Senate bill No 2]9 pIescIi
bling the jurisdiction AMI powers. and reguIa-
ting the proceedings in the Criminal Court, Of
Record.
Mr.. Williams asked to have Senate bill No.
ia, which was referred to Committee on Claims,
recommtted to Committee on judiciary agreed
A message from the House announced the
passage of Senate bill No 232 and House bill
No 100 an act to legaliZe the charters otall in
corporated cities and towns in the State, that
House had concnrrcd in amendments by Senate
to House bill 100.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Mallory, chairman of Il { Committee Oh
Judiciary, reported, with amendments, Senate
bill No. 1921 also tavorably on Senate bill No
225
l beg leave to dissent to 'he report of the ma
jorty of this committee. and respectfully recon-
mend that Senate bill No 225 do pass
j. Is. WALL,
OF CUmmlIiec
Mr.. Mallory chairman of Judiciary Commit
tee reported favorably Senate bills Nos. 2o7 and
81 and House bin No II.
The Committee on Conference made the fol-
lowing report:
House resolution for the appointment of joint
committee to investigate the affairs OF the internal
improvement Board, and i'll which the Senate re-
fused to concur
We have had the same under consideration, and
would respectfully report that believing that the
appointment of such joint committee Of invcstiga-
ton, acting in consultation and in concert with
other investigating committees, could furnish i'm
portant information to the Legislature that would
not otherwise be obtained, respectfully ask that
the Senate recede from its action in the mat ter, and
that they concur with the House in the appoint
mcnt of such investigating committee.
w. MILLER,
For the Senate Committee.
j. g. PELoT,
For the House Committee.
Which, on motion, was adopted.
Mr.. Williams, chairman of the Committee on
Engrossed Bills, reported Senate bills Nos. 40,
6S, So, 49, 81, 49, and substitute for Senate bills
Nos g. II and 81.
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate
bill No. 1.
Pending which the President announced the
following special committee TO consider and re-
port such amendments AS they may deem proper
TO House bill No. So Messrs. Mann, Stockton
and Williams.
Upon the adoption of the amendment to the
amendment offered by Mr.. Gaskns to Senate bill
No. it was not agreed to.
Mr. Walker offered the following amendment
10 the amendment: After section insert the
following:
Section Z. That within thirty days after the said
Railroad Commissioners shall have performed the
duties imposed upon them by sections ) and of
this act, any railroad company in this State may
file Its protest with said Commissioners against the
enforcement any of, all of the rules, reg
ulatons, schedules, rates of freights and tariffs
made by said Commissioners and any lroad
company protesting shall set forth in its protest
the points depended upon to show why the action
of the Commissioners protested against should not
be enforced The Commissioners upon the filing
of such protest, shall set day for the hearing
thereof, which day shall not be more than twenty
days from the filing of said protesta which day said
Commissioners shall consider said protest and hear
| the representatives of the railroad company
thereon; and should said Commissioners
upon said hearing, become satisfied that
the points set forth in said protest are
we'll taken they shall make such alteration in their
previous action will be just and reasonable, but
should they decide that the points not well
taken, they shall make no alteration in their pre-
| viOus action. Whenever any railroad company
shall so file its protest and shall he dissatisfied with